The overall aim of this standard is to help organizations establish the systems and processes necessary to improve energy efficiency.
This should lead to reductions in cost and greenhouse gas emissions through systematic management of energy.
It is developed so that to be adaptable to all types and sizes of organizations, in private and public sector, big and small, irrespective of any geographical, cultural and social conditions.
This standard for energy management systems can be used independently, or integrated with another managementsystem. To facilitate its use, the structure of this standard is similar to the structure of ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 – standards for quality and environmental management.
It is intended mainly for energy management of energy intensive production processes, power supply and distribution, energy efficiency of buildings, transport, etc., and will apply to any type of media – electricity, gas, fuels, steam, heat and compressed air, renewable energy resources, etc.
ISO 50001:2011 provides and establishes the framework for effective energy use in the production enterprises, supply chains, public sector and any other organization decided to take advantage of that.
Targeting broad applicability across national economic sectors, it is estimated that the standard could influence up to 60% of the world’s energy use.
Existing ISO standards for quality management practices (ISO 9000 series) and environmental management systems (ISO 14000 series) have successfully stimulated substantial, continuous efficiency improvements within organizations around the globe. An energy management standard is expected to similarly achieve major, long-term increases in energy efficiency, and will follow the same certification schemes.
ISO 50001 certification of the organizations will lead to global implementation of this standard and the main purpose is considerable reduction of GHG emissions causing climate change.
The standard also establishes benchmarking terms, measurements, documenting and reporting the energy management improvements, respectively their contribution to GHG emissions reduction.
The proper implementation of this standard will inevitably lead to positive business effect and the environment, as well as will increase the competitiveness of any company or organization.
For more information – www.iso.org.
